Up Above Records

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Up Above Records
Founded	1995
Founder(s)	Papadoug Kato Key-Kool DJ Rhettmatic
Distributing label	Independent
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	Long Beach, United States
Official Website	www.upabove.com

Up Above Records independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, CA, United States, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and Visionaries band member member Key-Kool, along with DJ Rhettmatic Visionaries, Beat Junkies). The label's first release was a 12" single, Key-Kool & Rhettmatic's "Can U Hear It." The single's b-side "E=MC5" featuring Ras Kass, Meen Green, Voodoo, and Visionaries member LMNO, was deemed "an underground classic" by Source Magazine (Feb. '96).

Up Above Records has built a reputation as vinyl specialists releasing 12" singles including the late great Jay Dee's hip-hop classic "F**k the Police," as well as distributing vinyl releases for Jurassic 5, Legendary Music, and other distinguished artists such as Kool G Rap, The Beatnuts, Tony Touch, Dilated Peoples, DJ Spinna, Sadat X, to name a few.

Up Above Records has also released 4 highly successful albums by the Visionaries, along with numerous albums from artists such as: LMNO, Writer's Block, SonGodSuns (aka 2Mex), Blendcrafters (DJ Numark & Pomo), Supernatural, Declaime, Kev Brown, Sleep of Oldominion.

1 Artists
2 Vinyl Distribution
3 Releases
4 See also
5 External link

[edit] Artists

Key-Kool & Rhettmatic
Visionaries
LMNO
Writer's Block (Zen & Dannu)
SonGodSuns aka 2Mex
Sleep of Oldominion
Blend Crafters
Declaime
Kev Brown
Supernatural

[edit] Vinyl Distribution

Jurassic 5 (vinyl distribution)
Legendary Music (vinyl distribution)
Angeles Records (vinyl distribution)

[edit] Releases

Key-Kool & Rhettmatic: Kozmonautz (1995)
Visionaries: Galleries (1997-8),Sophomore Jinx (2000), Pangaea (2004), We Are The Ones (We've Been Wating For (2006)
LMNO: This EP Reminds Me of '93 (2004), Economic Food Chain Music (2004), Leave My Name Out (re-issue (2005), P's & Q's (2005)
Writer's Block: [[En Route] (re-issue)] (2004)
DJ Rhettmatic: Exclusive Collection (2004)
Blend Crafters (DJ Numark & Pomo): Self-Titled (2004)
SonGodSuns (aka 2Mex): Over the Counter Culture (2005)
Declaime: Conversations with Dudley (2004)
Sleep (of Oldominion): Christopher (2005)
Kev Brown: I Do What I Do (2005)
Supernatural: S.P.I.T. (Spiritual Poetry Ignites Thought (2005)